Religion & Spirituality - 13 November 2007

2007-11-13 20:14:04 · 5 answers · asked by Alex 2

A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession."
Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us."
He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."
The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said.
He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
(Matthew 15:22-26)

Isn't Jesus too cold here????

Please DON'T mention the rest of the story, because I could NEVER be as persistent as she was!
If I were in her shoes, I would have given up on Him and the daughter would have died...

2007-11-13 20:10:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

might it be the encouragement?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/08/29/do2903.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/08/29/ixportal.html

2007-11-13 20:10:06 · 7 answers · asked by synopsis 7

If your church is so Holy and every action is in accordance with God's Will, then please teach us. We want to know where you get the 'God' given right to kill non-catholics?

2007-11-13 20:08:51 · 7 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4

given by the muslims invaders.

2007-11-13 19:59:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

must be something to do with zakaah and wealth

2007-11-13 19:48:42 · 3 answers · asked by nur ummairah A 1

must be something to do with zakaah and wealth

2007-11-13 19:47:13 · 2 answers · asked by nur ummairah A 1

2007-11-13 19:47:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are possibly unique in our ability to personify almost anything we'd like to. Boats and hurricanes and Golden Idols can all have the human traits we choose for them. Even children display the ability to invent a bodiless playmate. Is this how God was so easily created by man?

What are your thoughts? How plausible is the idea of a man-made god and does this in any way cause you to question the validity of your personal beliefs?
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2007-11-13 19:43:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-13 19:39:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

So what makes you think God looks like a Man and not something else... a mop on a stick for example?

Ok seriously ..... What image do you have in your head... when you think of God?

2007-11-13 19:28:34 · 31 answers · asked by Icy Gazpacho 6

2007-11-13 19:27:00 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-13 19:26:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would just like to thank you all for the wisdom you bring here, I know it can be hard sometimes dealing with some of us westereners.

2007-11-13 19:18:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just sayin... there are many instances in the bible that if a man were to commit said acts they would be tried for genocide or other crimes against humanity... So why if there were a god does he get blanket amnesty for these travesties?

2007-11-13 19:16:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here my take:

Our Solar System is just one of 100 billion of them in the Milky Way Galaxy. Our galaxy is just one of 35 or so in the local group. The obserable universe if believed to have BILLIONS upon BILLIONS of galaxies. So even life in the universe only comprises %0.0000001 of the star systems out there, that would still be millions of worlds. That being said, I think it's the height of arrogance that anyone would make an assertion that we're the only civilisation that exists.

BUT..

The NEAREST star system besides us is Proxima Centauri, which would take 4 years or so to reach, IF YOU WERE GOING THE SPEED OF LIGHT. Additionally, it would take 100,000 years to exit the Milky Way, millions of years to travel to other galaxies, and billions of years to travel to the other side of a universe that we can't even place boundaries on.

Plus, at one tenth the speed of light (around 100 million km/h),
(hold on, out of characters...)

2007-11-13 18:58:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not a JW but I wonder why so many people get so angry.I read about Jesus,it is clear that he went all over teaching.That is throughout the NT.That angered people that he taught what they did not believe to be true,they had their religions but he didn't give up.To the point of death from those who said he had no right to claim such things.Jesus was a false prophet to them.JWs are doing the same thing.Why the strong anger, hatred?They want to share what they believe can save us.It is true love & belief in Bible & what Jesus taught,knowing they will be laughed at,treated bad,they spend days & cont. as Jesus did.In the Bible Jesus says for all to spread the word! For the truth to be heard everywhere.JWs are the only ones I see doing this in UNITY.Jesus, Noah, people laughed,said they were were telling lies,sinners,not of God.JWs remind me of those stories in the Bible. Others sent by God but people didn't listen,they were even angery.It is like the Bible stories I've read,but 2007.

2007-11-13 18:57:26 · 39 answers · asked by tia 2

What do you think? Is it the real story of creation or more like a metaphor ...like story were we learn a lesson. The lesson being that we have to respect god and do his will.

2007-11-13 18:56:13 · 15 answers · asked by me an i 2

WWMFD?

What would Morgan Freemen do?

2007-11-13 18:54:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

and What Religion says....? and why Alchohal is Catagorized in Food and Drink While every one knows the Physical and Social harms ....?

2007-11-13 18:53:24 · 30 answers · asked by Jesus will rule with the Qur'an 5

2007-11-13 18:52:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-13 18:51:57 · 26 answers · asked by roshana 1

short video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P8Aq00yJSxo

:-( they're Christians btw..

how do I tell them, without them ...well..you know..

2007-11-13 18:51:07 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Many cultures have a mid-winter holiday/observance that deals with light. Does Islam have such a holiday? If it does, what are its basic concepts, and what symbols would be associated with its observance.

Many thanks!

2007-11-13 18:50:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

we define God by his actions dont we? his actions are of a evil dictator. worship me or die.

sometimes i think, well maybe he is right because he's God. but now i know i have to define him by his actions and his actions are pure evil.

2007-11-13 18:46:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-13 18:45:16 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dogma is known to kill this mystery.

2007-11-13 18:44:59 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I once saw a book, and it had a page dedicated to the evidence for evolution. The page was blank.

So I was wondering, does anyone have an example of actual evidence? No convincing missing links have been found. Neanderthals can't be used, because they may have actually had bigger brains than us and a Neanderthal living today wouldn't be seen as any different from anyone else. I can't really think of anything?

2007-11-13 18:43:23 · 21 answers · asked by Jade <>< 3

Where do atheist get their moral values?
Atheist, what makes you a "good" person? And why?

2007-11-13 18:42:38 · 15 answers · asked by wxyz 4

I don't mean the object of his vision I understand that part completely. I am talking about the glass. What kind of glass. Is he talking about sun glasses? Did they have such a thing? If he meant glass like drinking glass who would look through one? Really, I have never understood this.

2007-11-13 18:38:54 · 10 answers · asked by Peter D 2